Skeleton Crew
Foley Brothers Brewing

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From:
Foley Brothers Brewing
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #1,167
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
93
Ranked #3,453
Avg:
4.19 | pDev: 7.16%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
203
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 26, 2023
Added:
Mar 26, 2016
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  34
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Reviewed by nlb802 from Vermont

4.89/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Unmarked can from winooski bev


Top 5 of all time! Up there with the alchemist and hill farmstead.

Not your average NEIPA. A bit west coast in the delivery. The hops and flavors are insane.

Smells like a fruit basket that includes sweet cherries, mango, fruit punch. The malts are perfectly balanced. Totally unique and one of the best beers I’ve ever had.
Oct 26, 2023
 
Rated: 3.91 by Latarnik from New Jersey

Jun 05, 2022
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Reviewed by TimtheWelshman from New York

4.11/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Look: Light gold. Medium opacity. Dandelion. Nice creamy foam leaving lacing down the outside of the glass. Dissolves to a thin layer of consistent, small, bubbles.

Aroma: dank citrus, overripe Ned grapefruit, alluring, a bit of floral and pepper.

Taste: Bitterness lingering into a round, lusciousness. So much going on. I can find some light pine, solid dankness, citrus.

Mouthfeel: Easy and light. Just a touch of texture.

Overall: This is fabulous. And still delicious a while after canning.
Apr 17, 2022
 
 
Rated: 4.5 by BltByKrmn from New York

Jul 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by TLA from Pennsylvania

Feb 26, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Mickt465 from New Hampshire

Feb 07, 2021
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Rated by IrishChocolate from Texas

5/5  rDev +19.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Just chugged 5 cans and now I’m feelimg right! Love it.
Jan 31, 2021
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

4.55/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
**
01/30/21

Can to snifter.

LOOK: medium yellow color, nice foamy white head, turbidity, excellent retention. Legs.
AROMA: pineapple, grass, palm leaves, peach,
TASTE: pineapple, mango, peach, tangerine, kiwi. Super tasty. 60%Sweet, , 20%Savory, 10%sour, 10%bitter.
FEEL: light to medium body, crushable, maybe lacking a tad in carbonation and a tad thin, but I am nit-picking here. Everything else about this beer is Grade-A.


One of the tastiest IPA's I've ever had. Top 10 for sure, maybe top 5.

**
Jan 30, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by jhlosito75 from Pennsylvania

Jan 25, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by cjohns73 from Delaware

Jan 23, 2021
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Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire

3.6/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
From a 16 oz. can sampled on Nov 22, 2020.

It is golden color in appearance with a foamy white head and adequate clarity. Pretty basic.

The aromas bring out some citrus, fruit, and cereal grain but nothing that is inherently different from other beers in this style.

Smooth medium body.

Sweet taste to start and then the fruity and citrus flavors saunter in from the backside. Fruity bitterness. Decent enough. Nothing unique.
Nov 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.08 by bottmfeedr from Texas

Nov 21, 2020
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Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire

3.46/5  rDev -17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
16 oz can into a willi belcher glass.

Pours a hazy golden straw color with a monstrous, fluffy off-white head. The retention is absurd. Gotta get a mouthfeel of head to get to the beer. It literally just sits there like a snorlax. Leaves some splotches of lacing as it refuses to settle. It's a 3 fingered brick of foam. Tons of bubbles and sediment, which is the norm for Foley Brothers. Solid looking NEIPA.

The aroma is exceptionally floral and dank. Some citrusy notes of grapefruit and orange rind. Lots of pine.

The flavor is definitely citrus forward; grapefruit, orange and lime zest lead the way. Has a solid cracker malt backbone with a ln earthy, piney finish. A little bitter for the style.

The feel is medium bodied with a ton of carbonation. Extremely oily and slick. Bitterness coats the mouth and lingers for days. Hides the alcohol pretty well.

Overall, this is a pretty solid NEIPA overall. It's a bit too bitter for the style, and the mouthfeel is far too oily and crisp. Drinks more like a big west coast IPA. Still, it's not a bad beer. Try it.
Oct 05, 2020
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Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania

4.23/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can

Pours lighter yellow in color, very hazy. Thick white head, good head retention. Very Nice hoppy aroma and flavor, not much bitterness. Smooth feel.
Sep 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4.38 by IdrinkGas from Pennsylvania

Sep 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.34 by DCHritz from Pennsylvania

Aug 26, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 02, 2020
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

4.41/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A pale straw brew poured out of a can into a clear glass liter mug. A beer doesn't have to be colorful to taste good. Rich with tiny bubble carbonation, a slightly off-white, thick, foamy and long-lasting head that ranks with the best, forms. There's an abundance of a piney bitter hop presence beneath the topping. Good glass lacing, as well. It's a little less than complex on the tongue. There's nothing peculiar nor wrong with the taste, it's just not very complex. A pleasant way to ingest this much alcohol and get a solid hop hit, but I paid a dollar more for a four-pack than for Heady Topper. I can't be blamed for hoping for more.
Jul 22, 2020
 
Rated: 4.49 by Wizzle32 from Pennsylvania

Jul 08, 2020
Skeleton Crew from Foley Brothers Brewing
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 203 ratings